In this activity, students will investigate two strains of corn and identify potential genetic causes for variations in aluminum tolerance.
Aluminum Tolerant Corn Manual (PDF)
Introductory video to help you implement this activity in your classroom.
Aluminum Tolerant Corn Introduction (Video)
Corn Strain Genetic Sequence #1
Aluminum Sensitive Corn Sequence (PDF)
Plain text of aluminum sensitive corn strain.
Aluminum Sensitive Corn Sequence (.TXT)
Corn Strain Genetic Sequence #2
Aluminum Tolerant Corn Sequence (PDF)
Plain text of aluminum tolerant corn strain.
Aluminum Tolerant Corn Sequence (.TXT)
Corn genetic sequences in spreadsheet for annotations.